Luke 1:17

New International Version

And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”

1 Kings 18:18

“I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.

1 Kings 21:20

Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!” “I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

2 Kings 1:16

He told the king, “This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!”

1 Chronicles 29:18

Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.

2 Chronicles 29:36

Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.

Psalm 10:17

You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

Psalm 78:8

They would not be like their ancestors— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.

Isaiah 29:24

Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who complain will accept instruction.”

Amos 4:12

“Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God.”

Matthew 11:14

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

Matthew 14:4

for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Matthew 3:3

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”

Matthew 3:4

John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Luke 1:16

He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

Luke 1:76

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

John 1:13

children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

John 1:34

I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

John 3:28

You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”

Romans 9:23

What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—

Colossians 1:12

and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.

2 Timothy 2:21

Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 John 2:28

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

Revelation 20:4

I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.”